Chapter 15.36 HOUSING CODE
Section 15.36.220 Heating facilities.
Every dwelling and multifamily dwelling shall have heating
facilities, and the owner of the
heating facilities shall be required to see that they are properly installed, safely maintained and
in
good working condition, and that they are capable of safely and adequately heating all habitable
rooms, bathrooms and toilet rooms located therein, to a temperature of at least an average of
seventy (70) degrees Fahrenheit with an outside temperature of ten degrees below zero. The
owner shall maintain a minimum average room temperature of seventy (70) degrees Fahrenheit in
all habitable rooms, including bathrooms and toilet rooms when rented, at all times on the basis
of ten degrees below zero outside. The temperatures shall be existent at a level of three feet
above the floor level and three or more feet from an exterior wall.
Operating of Heating Facilities and Incinerators. Every heating
or water heating facility and
incinerator shall be installed and shall operate in accordance with the requirements of the
building code or the air pollution control ordinances of the city or the state of Illinois. (Prior code
§ 17-1-24)
15.36.220